Snap (fingers)
WordNet
noun
(1) (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
"The quarterback fumbled the snap"
(2) The act of catching an object with the hands
"Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"
"He made a grab for the ball before it landed"
"Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"
"The infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
(3) The act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
"He gave his fingers a snap"
(4) Any undertaking that is easy to do
"Marketing this product will be no picnic"
(5) A fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
"Children can manage snaps better than buttons"
(6) An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
"My snapshots haven't been developed yet"
"He tried to get unposed shots of his friends"
(7) The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
"The waistband had lost its snap"
(8) A sudden breaking
(9) A sudden sharp noise
"The crack of a whip"
"He heard the cracking of the ice"
"He can hear the snap of a twig"
(10) The noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
"Servants appeared at the snap of his fingers"
(11) A crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
(12) Tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
(13) A spell of cold weather
"A cold snap in the middle of May"
verb
(14) Break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
"The rope snapped"
(15) Snap close with a sound
"The lock snapped shut"
(16) Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
"The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"
"The guard snarled at us"
(17) Record on photographic film
"I photographed the scene of the accident"
"She snapped a picture of the President"
(18) Cause to make a snapping sound
"Snap your fingers"
(19) Put in play with a snap
"Snap a football"
(20) To grasp hastily or eagerly
"Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
(21) Separate or cause to separate abruptly
"The rope snapped"
"Tear the paper"
(22) Lose control of one's emotions
"When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"
"When her baby died, she snapped"
(23) Move or strike with a noise
"He clicked on the light"
"His arm was snapped forward"
(24) Move with a snapping sound
"Bullets snapped past us"
(25) Make a sharp sound
"His fingers snapped"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
- A sudden break.
- An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
- The act of making a snapping sound by pressing the thumb and a opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm.
- A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
- A photograph (an abbreviation of snapshot)
- The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
- A thin circular cookie or similar good:
- a ginger snap
- Brisk, cold weather that passes quickly.
- Something accomplished in a very short period of time. Related directly to a snap (q.v.)of the fingers.
- It'll be a snap to get that finished.
- I can fix most vacuum cleaners in a snap.
- A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.
- The passing of a football from the center to a back that begins play, a hike.
- Common name for a scrapbooking embellishment, more properly termed a rivet.
- Yorkshire: food in general or a packed meal in particular.
- A card game, primarily for children (see snap (game)), in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards.
Verb
- To fracture or break apart suddenly.
- To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
- To attempt to seize with the teeth or bite.
- To attempt to seize with eagerness.
- To speak abruptly or sharply.
- He snapped at me for the slightest mistake.
- To give way abruptly and loudly.
- To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
- She should take a break before she snaps.
- To flash or appear to flash as with light.
- To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.
- To snatch with or as if with the teeth.
- To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.
- To say abruptly or sharply.
- To cause something to emit a snapping sound, such as a fastener.
- To close something using a snap as a fastener.
- To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound by pressing the thumb and aa opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm.
- To cause to move suddenly and smartly.
- To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).
- He snapped a picture of me with my mouth open and my eyes closed.
- To pass the ball from the center to a back; to hike the ball.
- He can snap the ball to a back twenty yards behind him.
Interjection
snap!
- The winning cry at a game of snap.
- Used in place of expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
- "I just ran over your phone with my car." "Oh, snap!"
- "I am Kira." "Oh snap!"
- Ritual utterance used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.
- "Wasn't that John?" "Wasn't that John?" "Snap!"